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iMPRovEMENT in HARVESTER-Rests.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,543, dated February 2.0, 1877; application filed t October 25, 1875.

`Itecls,'of which' the following` is a full description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view; Fig. 2, a plan view of the reel attachment; 1"ig.3,an end view of the parts shown at Fig. 2; and Fig. 4, a detail of thedriving-gearing; Fig. 5, a detail of the sliding journal.

The nature ot' this invention consists in hanging the reel so as to give it a free vertical and iront and rear adjustment, in adjusting the parts, and connecting them with levers, so as to enable the driver or operator to adjust the reel while the machine is in motion, and in so constructing and arranging the driving-gear that the reel will revolve freely in any position in which it may be placed without binding or straining any of the parts of the machine.

In the drawings, in the form shown, A'B C represent the main and elevator frames; l), the cutter-bar;V E, the divider; F, the grainwheel; G, the main wheel; H, the drivers platform; I, the cross-bar, to which the drivers platform and the reel-supports are attached; J, the drivers seat K, the wheelshaft; a, the reel-support; b, the sliding journal-bearings; c, the journal-bearings at the upper ends ot' the reel-support; d, the levershaft; e, the arms; j', the connecting-rods; g, the lever; h, the standard or post for holding the lever g,- z', the series ot notches in the post h or lever g; j, thc'miter-wheel on the 4reelshat't; 7c, the miter-pinion for driving the Wheelshaft; l, the collar on the pinion k; m, the journal-bearing for the pinion; n, the shaft ot' the journal-bearing m; o, the pin or fastening for the shaft at; p, angular rod passing through the pinion k,- q, the rod connecting' the rod p with the driving-gear from themain wheel;

r, the journal of the rod or shaft q,- or hinges for the support a.

All ot' the parts from A to J inclusive may be constructed in any ot' the usual or welllinown forms, as we do not limit the use of our reel to the particular machine shown. t

s, the loops The reel-support a, in order to give it strength without unnecessary weight, is madeofl gaspipe, or other suitable metal tubing, and is, by preference, hinged to the frame on a line nearly horizontal with the lower fan, when such fan is at its lowest point. rlhe arms otl the reel-support are placed suiiiciently far apart to give the reel a strong support and a steady motion. On these arms or supports are placed the sliding journals b ot' the reclshaft, which slide-freely up and down on the support, and are raised-and lowered as the frame is swung from horizontal to vertical or vertical to horizontal.

The upper ends ot' the bar or bars forming the support are connected together by the shaft d, which is journaled on them, as shown, y

and to which are permanently connected the arms c, which extend forward. As shown, these arms are connected with the sliding bearings b ofthe reel shaft by the rods f. At the inner end of theshaf't d a lever, g, is attached, which extends back sufficiently near to the driversseat vto enable him to handle it with ease.

rllhis lever g is provided on its edge with a series of notches, t', which engage with the post la. By the use ot' these notches i, the front or rear adjustment oi' the reel is effected. The post h is also provided with a series of notches, t', by the use ot' which the reel is adjusted vertically. These adjustments may be made separately, or a combined adjustment may be made by a single movement ofthe lever g. All ot' these adjustments may be made while the machine is in motion.

When it is not desirable to bring the lever g within reach ot' the driver, holes and a pin may be substituted for the notches i shown in the lever g and post h.

In order to maintain a steady movement of the reel the journal-bearing ot the drivingpinion is made to slide on the bar or angular shaft p. This journal-bearing is journaled into the wheel 7' ot' the reel-shaft, l. By this arrangement, whenever the position ot' the reel is changed upon its bearings, the pinion 7c is kept in gear. The shaft L ot' the pinion 7c is provided with an angular opening fitting the shaft p, which prevents the pin- 'lhe pinion la revolves by ion k from sliding.

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f i l79543 means of the shaft l in the bearing m, so that whatever the position of the shaft p may be it will revolve freely.

The shaft p is connected with the shaft Q by a loop or other universal joint, so as to prevent binding as the reel-support is swung backward or forward.

The shaft g may he driven directly from the main wheel, or by the use ot' any suitable intervening gearing, according to the construction ot' the driving-Wheel, or of' the machine to which it may be attached.

By this arrangement the reel is at alltimes properly and evenly driven, and the driver can. shift the reel as the grain in the field may change from short to tall, or from straight to lodged; and, as seen, it may be raised or lowered without changing its position relative to the cutting-line, or it may be adjusted toward the front or rear without raising 0r lowering it, or bothmotions, or a resultant from both, may be given it at the same time.

The post 71J may be made a simple notched bar, and be attached to the machine in different ways, according to the construct-ion of the frame-Work, and the pinion 7c may have its by projecting an angular centerpiece below,which will fit into a telescopic section ofthe rod p.

In use a proper safety attachment will be applied to prevent careless drivers from letting the reel fall onto the ground.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows: i

l. The combination ofthe supporting-frame a and shaft d, with the leverg and post or lock h, for effecting the front or rear adjustment, substantially as specified.

2. The combination ot the sliding journalbearings b, with the arms e, rods f, and lever g, for adjusting the reel vertically, substantially as specified.

3. The combination oi' the frame a, vlever ,0, shaft d, arms e, rodsf, and slidingjournals b, Withrthe reel-shaft K, for eii'ecting both adjustments by a single movement, substantiah ly as described.

4. The combination ofthe reel-shaft K, pivoted frame a, and sliding journal-bearings b, with thc wheelf, pinion k, and rod or shaftp, for maintaining motion by gearing in all positions, substantially as set forth.

5. In a harvester, the sliding bearings Z, in combination with the pivoted frame a, swingingin the rst quarter of a circle, and reelshaft K, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES W. MARSH. TVILLIAM W. MARSH.

Witnesses:

L. L. BOND, 0. W. BOND. 

